Broken Video Card or Heatsink?

HebrewHammer · 11-February-07, 06:22 AM

Right now my monitor is completely messed up, the whole screen is horribly tinted yello and I can barely read. I have 2 evga 6800gt's running in sli and they have been running like this for months. I checked the temp and it says the core temp. is 80C!!! Could that be the reason its flipping out? And should I just throw a heatsink on it? Im going to let it sit off overnight to cool down and if it works fine in the morning I guess all I have to do is buy a heatsink for them. Thanx

P.S. The heatsinks on them right now are stock and I do not overclock.

4x0n · 11-February-07, 06:29 AM

Have you checked for dust?

HebrewHammer · 11-February-07, 05:31 PM

ok, so this is wierd. I left it off over night and booted it up, even from the bios it was still messed up. So when Windows booted up I unplugged the dvi cable from my computer and plugged it back in, it went back to normal. So i started doing stuff but 5 min. later it went back to bad. Luckily I have an old LCD laying around. I plugged it in, and it is completely normal!!! I also switched dvi cables just to make sure it wasn't that. I'm really confused b/c it looks like my new lcd monitor is broken but when i bring up the monitor's menu to change conrast and what not, that menu is normal and doesn't have the screwed up color. What the hell is wrong?!?!?! Thanx

HebrewHammer · 11-February-07, 11:59 PM

Also, I tried new drivers with no luck.

eascarface · 12-February-07, 12:03 AM

It may just be that your DVI cable is falling loose.

11-February-07, 06:22 AM		#1 (permalink)
HebrewHammer Apex Techie II	Broken Video Card or Heatsink? Right now my monitor is completely messed up, the whole screen is horribly tinted yello and I can barely read. I have 2 evga 6800gt's running in sli and they have been running like this for months. I checked the temp and it says the core temp. is 80C!!! Could that be the reason its flipping out? And should I just throw a heatsink on it? Im going to let it sit off overnight to cool down and if it works fine in the morning I guess all I have to do is buy a heatsink for them. Thanx P.S. The heatsinks on them right now are stock and I do not overclock.

11-February-07, 06:29 AM		#2 (permalink)
4x0n Proud New Daddy	Re: Broken Video Card or Heatsink? Have you checked for dust?

11-February-07, 05:31 PM		#3 (permalink)
HebrewHammer Apex Techie II	Re: Broken Video Card or Heatsink? ok, so this is wierd. I left it off over night and booted it up, even from the bios it was still messed up. So when Windows booted up I unplugged the dvi cable from my computer and plugged it back in, it went back to normal. So i started doing stuff but 5 min. later it went back to bad. Luckily I have an old LCD laying around. I plugged it in, and it is completely normal!!! I also switched dvi cables just to make sure it wasn't that. I'm really confused b/c it looks like my new lcd monitor is broken but when i bring up the monitor's menu to change conrast and what not, that menu is normal and doesn't have the screwed up color. What the hell is wrong?!?!?! Thanx

11-February-07, 11:59 PM		#4 (permalink)
HebrewHammer Apex Techie II	Re: Broken Video Card or Heatsink? Also, I tried new drivers with no luck.

12-February-07, 12:03 AM		#5 (permalink)
eascarface Apex Tech God	Re: Broken Video Card or Heatsink? It may just be that your DVI cable is falling loose.

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